"Techno-savvy" is essentially a media / marketing term. For the most part,
it means whatever the speaker(s) wish it to mean, within the context in
which it is used.
The term isn't always complimentary; it can just as well be a pejorative.
For the most part, the populace-at-large seems to define the term as
meaning "conversant in both the established, as well as the nascent
technologies of the day".
On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Murray McCullough <
c.murray.mccullough at gmail.com> wrote:
  What is a techno-savvy student? Can classic computers
possibly give an
 answer? I used early microcomputers in my electronics classroom I
 taught in the 70?s. Computers back then were rather primitive, not
 much better than calculators, but did mimic human learning ? well
 maybe not advanced enough to deal with calculus! But they did help
 with the tedious tasks of generating random #s to start a particular
 process -  a game for instance. Maybe not intellectually challenging
 nonetheless doing a required job leading today to sophisticated games
 that do more than entertain. Back then students were put in groups to
 build a work station employing a Commodore 64 or Apple II or Heathkit
 H8. Fund-raising bought these computers at the school board was
 reluctant to spend money and or political capital that only benefited
 the few though we did install a workstation in the library ? what
 wonder that created as it was small in comparison to the PDP-8.
 So what is a techno-savvy student now: Conversant in using a
 technological gadget to enhance his/her life? Or being able to build a
 computing workstation in high school? Or for simply possessing a basic
 understanding of how electronic/computing technology makes life more
 bearable, less boring? I don?t have the answers though being 64 I?ve
 lived through the evolution of computing technology and seeing how
 it?s affected my life good or otherwise! Looking forward to using my
 old computers, Coleco ADAM and Haethkit H8, if I can keep them going
 by procuring parts, as my dear friend who has them works tirelessly
 and I contribute when I get up to the big city in keeping them
 functioning. Such are the joys of classic computing. :)